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Posting Spray Application Information in a Central Location – Worker...

Spray application information must be posted in a central location after the spraying is done. True or False? Answer: FALSE The WPS (Worker Protection Standards) requires that the information be...

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Removing Spray Gloves – How To Remove Them Correctly

Watching an operator recently taking off his spray gloves – I could not believe my eyes! He removed them just as most of us would. He pulled the left one off with his gloved right hand and then pulled...

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Record Keeping of Agricultural Spraying Information

I wish I could remember what I used to get rid of the blight on my watermelons two years ago……or how we controlled whitefly in our eggplant the year before. Whenever this happens I find myself going...

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Approved Gloves For Spraying and Worker Protection Safety

Yellow Latex gloves are approved for spraying carbamates and organophosphates. True or False? Answer: False Yellow Latex gloves are water resistant, not chemical resistant. The correct gloves for...

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Drenching Nursery Crops Safety – Worker Protection Safety

When drenching nursery crops, workers must be kept at least 100 feet away from the treated area. True or False? Answer: False During drenching operations and until the expiration of the REI, workers...

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Empty Pesticide Containers Safety – Worker Protection

The Worker Protection Standard prohibits employees or anyone else, for that matter, from taking empty pesticide containers home with them. True or False? Answer: TRUE Empty pesticide containers, even...

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EPA Approved Warning Signs – Worker Protection Safety

EPA Approved Warning Signs must be put up in each area that has been sprayed. True or False? Answer: False Warning signs should only be posted when indicated by the label of the product being applied....

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Eye Protection – Mixing and loading pesticides

When mixing and loading pesticides into a sprayer, the minimum requirement is Eye Protection. True or False? Answer: False Even though goggles or glasses will prevent splashes from getting in your eyes...

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Eyewash Solution Spraying Safety – Worker Protection

Eyewash Solution is specifically required for flushing out eyes contaminated with pesticides in the field. True or False? Answer: False While the use of eyewash solutions are preferred, the...

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Heat Stress Pesticide Poisoning – Worker Protection Safety

The Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning are quite similar to the symptoms of heat stress. True or False? Answer: True Exposure to pesticides and heat stress share these common symptoms: Tiredness or...

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